Watch: Artemis II’s journey so far as it leaves Earth’s orbit … in 85 seconds
The crew will not land on the Moon on this current mission, though Nasa is preparing for a potential lunar landing by 2028.
UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes
Alan Turing Institute told by funder to offer better strategy and more value for money after board was reminded of legal duties by watchdog
The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding.
The Guardian revealed last week that the board of the Alan Turing Institute was reminded of its legal duties by the charity watchdog after a whistleblower complaint.
Continue reading...World food price rise set to continue if Iran war lasts, FAO says – Reuters
- World food price rise set to continue if Iran war lasts, FAO says Reuters
- ‘Food security timebomb’: a visual guide to the Gulf fertiliser blockade | Strait of Hormuz theguardian.com
- These Foods Are Already More Expensive Thanks To Iran War Forbes
- Middle East Conflict Weighs on Global Food Prices, FAO Says Bloomberg.com
- Grocery shock on the horizon for approaching U.S. elections as Iran war drags on CNBC
Fast food consumption is soaring in the cradle of haute cuisine. Quelle horreur! – CNN
Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’
Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment rises
Young people in the UK are more likely to leave their job for health reasons and become economically inactive when they work in insecure, low-paid sectors, a study has found.
Research carried out for the Trades Union Congress by the consultancy Timewise charts a connection between the jobs young people are most likely to do – in hospitality, retail and care, for example – and the proportion of people leaving because of ill health.
Continue reading...China Edges Past U.S. in Global Approval Ratings – news.gallup.com
- China Edges Past U.S. in Global Approval Ratings news.gallup.com
- Humiliating Poll Reveals the Full Scale of Trump’s Global Reputation Disaster The Daily Beast
- China beats the U.S. in global approval ratings by the biggest margin ever. U.S. News & World Report
- Gallup report: Kosovo, the biggest supporter of the US – the fiercest opponent of China Gazeta Express
- World views China better than US, poll finds semafor.com
France’s Muslim gathering ban overturned by courts
The Paris police department had argued that the four-day gathering was a security threat because it could be a target of terrorism.
Exclusive: Orbán challenger Magyar says election is a ‘referendum’ on Hungary’s place in the world – AP News
- Exclusive: Orbán challenger Magyar says election is a 'referendum' on Hungary's place in the world AP News
- After 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban finally be unseated? BBC
- Hungary elections: what is at stake and who is likely to win? The Guardian
- A youth-led push for change threatens Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary’s elections AP News
- Hungary's government accused of spying on opposition DW.com
Mount Everest Guides Accused Of Poisoning Climbers In $20 Million Rescue Scam [Roundup] – View from the Wing
- Mount Everest Guides Accused Of Poisoning Climbers In $20 Million Rescue Scam [Roundup] View from the Wing
- Mount Everest guides accused of targeting climbers in alleged $20M fake rescue scheme Global News
- Mount Everest climbers targeted in alleged $20M rescue insurance scam NBC News
- Everest guides accused of poisoning foreign climbers to force fake rescues in $20m scam The Independent
- What the Heck Is Going On with the Mount Everest Poisoning Scandal? Outside Magazine
International law experts allege violations in Iran war
The White House says it is making the entire region safer by eliminating short and long-term threats.
Who is Christopher LaNeve, set to lead the US Army?
He will replace Randy George, who was asked to step down from his post by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Trump removes US Attorney General Pam Bondi
Bondi's time as top US law enforcement officer was overshadowed by her handling of the Epstein files.
When will the Iran war end? Tracing the Trump administration’s timelines
Experts say many US presidents have offered a timeline for a conflict - only to then shift their estimates.
Xi Ousts Politburo Member in Deepening Purge of China’s Top Ranks – WSJ
- Xi Ousts Politburo Member in Deepening Purge of China’s Top Ranks WSJ
- China Probes Politburo Member in Widest Purge Since 1976 bloomberg.com
- Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation by anti-graft watchdog reuters.com
- China’s Communist Party investigates ex-Xinjiang leader Ma Xingrui AP News
- Ma Xingrui becomes China’s third Politburo member investigated for corruption South China Morning Post
Captain Ibrahim Traoré says Burkina Faso must ‘forget’ about democracy – BBC
- Captain Ibrahim Traoré says Burkina Faso must 'forget' about democracy BBC
- People of Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, says military ruler The Guardian
- Burkina Faso military leader Traore says ‘forget democracy’ Al Jazeera
- Today in Africa — April 3, 2026: Captain Ibrahim Traoré Rejects Democracy as Burkina Faso Delays Elections, Netflix Drops Winnie Mandela Doc Trailer OkayAfrica
- Forget democracy, Burkina Faso military leader Traore says reuters.com
Burkina Faso must ‘forget’ about democracy, military leader says
Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in 2023, says democratic rule would not work for his country.
Greek PM reshuffles cabinet as EU aid farm fraud probe widens – Reuters
- Greek PM reshuffles cabinet as EU aid farm fraud probe widens Reuters
- Greek ministers resign over EU farming subsidy scandal DW.com
- Three Greek MPs quit over EU farm subsidy scandal, state TV says Euronews.com
- Greece announces government reshuffle after EU farm scandal resignations Euractiv
- EPPO sends OPEKEPE case files to Greek parliament eKathimerini.com
Iraqi leaders face balancing act as Iran conflict exposes deep rifts
Country is torn between those who hope for end to Tehran’s influence and those loyal to Islamic republic
Of all the countries being pulled into the US-Israeli war on Iran, it is Iraq – a country that still bears the emotional and physical scars of the last time the Americans tried to reshape the region by force – where the conflict has exposed some of the deepest rifts.
The war is dividing those who see the attacks on Iran as a way to end Tehran’s longstanding influence over Iraqi politics from the self-declared loyalists of the Islamic republic, and cutting through state institutions, armed forces and Shia Islamist parties.
Continue reading...‘This has got me worried’: Iranians fear what comes next after US strike on Karaj bridge
President Trump has warned Iran of strikes on bridges and electric power plants if its leaders do not agree to his terms to end the war.
Is UAE instigating a US seizure of long disputed Gulf islands? – Responsible Statecraft
- Is UAE instigating a US seizure of long disputed Gulf islands? Responsible Statecraft
- Day 34 of Middle East conflict — Oil prices surge as Trump’s Iran war speech fails to calm nerves CNN
- A Bid to Use Force to Open Strait of Hormuz Hits Roadblocks at U.N. Security Council The New York Times
- UN Hormuz vote now expected next week; China opposes authorization of force Reuters
- UAE military involvement in Iran war “not necessarily” off the table MS NOW